How to skate backwards on inline skates?

Can someone give me a tip or a link on how to skate backwards on inline skates? all i find is for ice skating, and the c-cut, but i dont think thats how your supposed to do it with inline skates.

How to skate backwards on inline skates?
Ive been skating both and playing hockey in roller and ice leagues my whole life, its very similar. Its all hips really you dont keep your feet straight you sway your hips legs and feet and the more you do it the quicker you%26#039;ll go, keep practicing you%26#039;ll get good at it that way
Reply:There are several methods for moving backwards, the most common I have seen for beginners is a backwards swizzle.





That is the method used in the Pegasus Flyers web page on backwards skating at www.pegasusflyers.org/tips/backward_swiz...





My personal preference is to use the reverse of a poor forward stride.


Angle the toe in slightly (10-20 degrees) on your pushing foot with the weight on the toe.


Push out and forward (from your viewpoint). It will move you much faster than a swizzle so it is easy to outrun your skill at rolling backwards.





The Skate Faq site also has information on the swizzle and how to turn front-back and back-front. http://faqs.org/faqs/sports/skating/inli...





The ehow web site suggest using a slalom type motion, again just weight and move opposite of what you do forwards. www.ehow.com/how_9643_skate-backward-lin...





I%26#039;m not into jumping so I use a modified spin stop to transition from front to back. www.getrolling.com/orbit/spinStopVideo.h...


You start the turn for the stop, then straighten your turning foot out as you are going backwards.





For transitioning back to forwards, I just pick up my right foot (I turn better to the right) and turn it around as far as I can comfortably (140-160 degrees) and put it down, then swing my other foot next to it.
Reply:Simple: Open your leg, close, then open (Go forward %26#039;n backward).





After that, try go backward only.





Then try cross your legs.





Hope you can do it, I can do in only one day. ;D





(Sorry my Enligh is bad)
Reply:Try putting some pressure on your toes and then do the movements. It helped me learn how to skate backwards.



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